1.8 ▼ -18.2%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 1.7
- 2021: 1.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6042, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6042, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all families in postcode 6042 are couples without children. This area has a very small household size and a high proportion of people living alone, making it stand out compared to the rest of the state.
1.8
▼ -18.2%
- 1.0: 3 areas
- 1.1: 1 area
- 1.2: 0 areas
- 1.3: 1 area
- 1.4: 1 area
- 1.5: 4 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 16 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 61 areas
- 2.0: 101 areas
- 2.1: 182 areas
- 2.2: 257 areas
- 2.3: 365 areas
- 2.4: 338 areas
- 2.5: 338 areas
- 2.6: 233 areas
- 2.7: 223 areas
- 2.8: 157 areas
- 2.9: 127 areas
- 3.0: 75 areas
- 3.1: 49 areas
- 3.2: 40 areas
- 3.3: 13 areas
- 3.4: 10 areas
- 3.5: 6 areas
- 3.6: 3 areas
- 3.7: 1 area
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 0 areas
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 0 areas
- 4.2: 1 area
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 6042, WA — lower than 99% of areas.
| 6042, WA | 1.8 |
|---|---|
| Gingin | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 1.8 people live in the typical home, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. This small household size is driven by the 35.7% of people living alone, a figure that has risen by 21 points since 2011.
35.7% ▲ +141.1%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6042, WA, 2 people is the majority at 55%; 1 person is next at 38%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 30.2% of the total, which is far above the Western Australian average of 13.5%. This represents a significant increase from 10.8% in 2011.
30.2% ▲ +179.2%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6042, WA, Couples without children is the majority at 57%; One-parent families is next at 29%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in 6042, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6042/6042-wa/topic/family-households